This was a tough one to write about. But people are owed an understanding of the meteorology behind a tragedy. As well as knowing facts vs fiction.

I went to camp for 10 years on the Guadalupe River just a couple miles down from Camp Mystic. This tragedy hits close to home. Since there’s tons of information flying around, here is what I’m hearing from friends and family in the area and with kids at the camps. Camp Mystic is

Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did? Why would that be the first thing? If it’s not important? It is extremely important.

When they tell you who they are… believe them. They have zero policies to help working Americans so they resort to the shallow man’s game of attacking looks. The fat jokes; the gay jokes; the trans jokes - they serve one purpose and one purpose only - to keep you distracted

'Vacations.' The word is 'vacations.'

I'm kind of shocked there has not been a more robust media discourse about the recent Glaeser/Gyourko paper about the end of American sprawl. So, a quick thread in the hopes everyone engages this rather earth-shaking news. TL;DR: It's over. Suburban sprawl lost. We all lost.

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

When I was at WhatsApp, I changed the ingredients in the paella 🥘 emoji to match my grandma's recipe. She’s no longer with us, but her paella will live (digitally) forever.

If churches can make political endorsements and make political donations, they can pay taxes.

struggling to shoot campaign videos in the streets because too many constituents keep interrupting to say they voted for him and love him I DREAMED ABOUT TIMES LIKE THIS

CHILDREN CANNOT CONSENT TO HAVING SEX WITH ADULTS!!!!! I REPEAT CHILDREN CANNOT CONSENT TO HAVING SEX WITH ADULTS!!!!!

oh ok theyre really doing something

🚨 NASA BLOODBATH: Over 2,000 senior officials at NASA just threw in the towel, not because they wanted to, but because Trump’s federal “downsizing” came swinging like a sledgehammer through America’s scientific backbone. From Artemis moon missions to Mars exploration, we’re now

sometimes people on twitter are good people. I want to thank 500 of you for signing up to donate!! This makes me so happy. THANK YOU

Maybe I'm too woke, but if this course was about how the Holy Roman Empire and Austrian policies shaped Beethoven, people wouldn't bat an eye. This course appears to be about how Compton and urban policy shaped Kendrick's music, which is a great way to show how things connect.

i’m a match for a 73yo woman with acute leukemia, that’s my mom’s age, i’m sobbing

Not every man who voted for Donald Trump is a rapist. But every man who voted for Donald Trump decided that it wasn’t a deal breaker.

We’re speechless. Thousands of you showed up today, with patience, kindness, and purpose. It reminded us how strong this community truly is. Thank you to everyone who came out, to our fellow local restaurants giving back, and to Austin Disaster Relief Network for making a real difference.

I'm wheezing, they didn't even clear the metadata!

🚨UPDATE: Fired State Dept staff left one last memo on the bathroom mirror, “RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you swore to uphold.”